Crestview’s Catelyn Mefferd signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Huntington College on Thursday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m. in the Crestview Board of Education office.  Catelyn has been a mainstay for the Crestview soccer program as she lettered all four years of her high school career and was a member of the Northwest Conference 1^st team in soccer for the 2011 season.  Catelyn also lettered in girls’ hoops for Crestview her sophomore through senior year, being recognized as honorable mention NWC her senior year.   Pictured is Catelyn, along with her parents, Huntington College Soccer Coach, and the Crestview Assistant Athletic Director as she signs here letter of intent.

Lindsey Newlove, music teacher at Crestview Elementary, applied for a MAC grant from the Jerry Lewis McDonald’s franchise in hopes of getting some new musical instruments for her students.  Specifically, she wanted to purchase a classroom set of guitars, so that she could teach each 4^th grader how to play.  Through an application and judging process she was selected to receive one of the 2011 McDonald’s MAC Grants.  By being selected as a grant winner, she was able to achieve her goal of providing even more hands-on, meaningful activities for her students than what she was already incorporating into her lessons.  Throughout the months of April and May, 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade students have been able to learn basic chords and melodies from the newly purchased guitars made available from the MAC grant.  Pictured are 4^th grade students practicing their newly learned skills on the guitars.

School Bus Drivers are essential elements in helping school districts provide meaningful educational opportunities for kids.   In honor of Ohio School Bus Safety Day (May 7), Crestview Local Schools would like to show their appreciation for its bus drivers. This is the one time of each year that school administrators and communities and the public should join together to celebrate the incredible successes that we enjoy with school transportation.  The school bus is absolutely the safest way for our children to travel to and from school – and at the same provides an incredible convenience for our parents while at the same time reducing traffic congestion and smog around our communities.  Just think – without any school buses in our state, an additional 750,000 personal vehicles would be on the road twice daily to transport students back and forth to school.  That would bring more congestion, more fuel use, more smog, more accidents, and a net loss of safety for our school children. Whether running a regular bus route, or transporting a team to a sporting event, bus drivers provide the “glue” that gets students where they need to be. Pictured is the Crestview fleet of busses as students are being released from school.

The Crestview High School Music Department will be presenting their Pops Concert, Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditeria.  The jazz band, high school band, high school chorus and Knight-Vision will be performing along with graduating seniors showcasing their talents.  Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for senior citizens and students K-12.  Pictured is the Crestview show choir Knight Vision.

On April 21, 2012, the seniors of Crestview High School, under the guidance of English teacher Mrs. Pamela Brown, hosted a walk-a-thon to benefit the Snyder family of Wren and the family of the late Mary Smith. The event, which lasted from 12:00pm until 8pm, collected over $1700 for the Snyder family.  The seniors invested over 800 hours as a class planning, promoting, and participating in the event.  Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is graciously providing $1500 to be given to the Mary Smith family later this month. The Senior Class of 2012 would like to extend thanks to all who sponsored and walked with them in support of these families.

The March Character Counts Word of the Month was “respect.”  Several Crestview Elementary students consistently demonstrated respectful behavior when working with students and teachers throughout the month.  As a result, these outstanding students were acknowledged for their efforts.  Pictured are Character Counts March Students of the Month.

Crestview Jr./Sr. Prom Promenade will be held this Saturday, April 28^th in the High School Auditeria.  Please enter through door #5.  Promenade will be held from 6 – 8 pm.

An open house will be available if the public would like to see the decorations from 3 – 4 pm on Saturday, April 28^th at Willow Bend Country Club.   This year’s prom theme is “a black tie affair.”

Crestview High School inducted its winter 2012 top students into the “Red and Blue Clubs” during an assembly.  Qualifications to become a Blue Club member include:  honor roll or merit roll for the semester, no grade below a “B” including exams, absent five or less days per semester, and be an active member in three or more extracurricular activities.  Red Club members must receive no grade less than a “C” on both grade cards during the semester, absent five or less days per semester, and be an active member in at least two extracurricular activities.  Rewards for members of each group include a free t-shirt as well as an invitation to a special activity.  Members of the Red Club include:  9^th grade:  Terra Crowle, Layken Klinger, Cheyenne Oechsle.  10^th grade: Damian Helm, Scott Miller, Chelsi Siefker, Tanner Skelton.  11^th grade: Alex Brown, Christine Errett, Cody Klinker, Alyson Williamson. 12^th grade:  Rachael Gent, Taylor Hamrick, Danica Hicks, Catelyn Mefferd, Shelby Minnich.  Blue Club members include:  9^th grade:  Victoria Callow, Hali Finfrock, Hannah Leary, Olivia Leary, Kennis Mercer, Mitchell Rickard, Mackenzie Riggenbach, Courtney Trigg.  10^th grade:  Grace Callow, Cameron Etzler, Jacob Germann, Lucas Gibson, Chelsea Hancock, Sarah Klinger, Marissa Walters.  11^th grade:  Quintin Bouillon, MeKale Clifton, Joel Genter, Shelby Ripley.  12^th grade:  Layne Callow, Brittany Longwell, Randy Rice, Elaina Winhover.  Congratulations to all students who have achieved their goals.